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Patented Oct. 2 8, 1890.

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UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. HAYDEN, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRDTO HENRY BLISS HAYDEN, OF SAME PLACE.

DEVICE FOR CLOSING AND OPENING COVERS FOR INK-WELLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,148, dated October28, 1890. Application filed August 19, 1890. Serial No. 3621400. (Nmodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. HAYDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at 0010- rado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State ofOolorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Closing and Opening Covers for Ink-Wells; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain novelim provements in devices forclosing and opening covers for ink-wells and the like; and it consistsin the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter fully described, whereby a lid or cover isautomaticallycaused to close the mouth of a well to be continuouslycovered when not in use.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustratemyinvention, in which Figure 1 represents a front view of an ordinaryink-well, showing my device applied thereto. Fig.2 is aperspective ofthe clamping-bars detached from the ink-well. Fig. 3 is a side view ofthe adjustable clamp.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A represents anordinary ink-well to which my device is attached,and B designates aclamp therefor, which latter consists of two spring arms or bars a a,the former of which is constructed with a horizontal portion or arm b,havinga series of indentations b in its outer face and anoutwardly-turned lip 0, having a slot 0 through it. The transversehorizontal portion or spring-arm cl is bent at right angles to theportion 1), and the extended end (1 thereof is bent at right angles tothe portion d. The said bars I), (l, and cl are formed integral. Thespring-arm a. consists of the transverse bar 6 and the horizontal bar 6,which latter is bent at right angles to said bar e and is provided atits end f with an inwardly-projecting pin f, which is designed to engageone of the series of indentations in the arm aforesaid when the clamp isapplied to an ink-well. These springarms are provided with pads g g ontheir inner faces and are designed to assist the springarms in firmlyholding the clamp to the inkwell, as well as preventing the arms fromcontact-directly with the ink-well and thus saving the latter frominjury.

0 indicates a standard, at the lower end of which is formed a slottedguideway h, the offset portion h of which is female screw-threaded toreceive a screw 2', by which the standard is removably secured to theextended arm of the angular spring-bar aforesaid. This stand ard isconstructed with an offset or short arm 1', in the upper face of whichis made an indentation or pivotal bearingj, and an upper offset or shortarm j is provided, having therein a vertical female screw threadedopening, inwhich is placed a thumb-screw k, in the lower end of which isan indentation or pivotal bearing Z, which bearin gs are designed toreceive the points of a pivotal bar, which I will now refer to.

D designates a pivotal bar consisting of a short arm r), at the end anof which are provided male screw-threads m, which receive afemale-threaded nut n, and the long arm n, at the outer end of which isa hook o and a loop 0', which is secured thereto and extending at rightangles to said bar. This bar tapers outwardly in either direction fromthe point p, at which point extend two short arms 19 p at right anglesto said bar, which short arms taper to a point and form a journal orpivot for said bar when thelatter is connected to the standard. Theupper portion of this standard inclines forwardly, as shown at 1", thuscausing the indentations in the offset and end of the thumb-screw to beout of a perpendicular line with one another, thereby providing meanswhereby the pointed pivotal connection of the swinging bar inclinesupwardly and forwardly.

E represents a cover or lid for the ink-well, in the center of which isan eye 0", which engages the hooked end of the pivoted bar aforesaid andforms a swivel-connection at this point. In connecting the parts to onean other the two spring angular bars are connected by passing thehorizontal portion having the pin in its end through the slot in theupturned end of the bar having the series of indentations, after whichthe spring-arms are passed on each side of an ink-well and the padsforced against the same. At the same time the pin enters one of theindentations, thus firmly gripping said ink-well by the spring-armshaving the pads.

The standard is attached to the extended arm by the latter passingthrough the slot in the lower end, after which the standard isadjusted2'. (2., moved forward-toward the ink-well until the cover comesdirectly over the month of the same, after which the screw 11 istightened, thus holding said standard in a fixed position. The points ofthe pivotal bar are then inserted in the bearings, and the screw isturned sufficiently to retain said points in place, thereby providingpivotal connection or bearing between the standard and arm aforesaid,after which the nutis adjusted to a nicety in order to balance the beamor pivoted bar.

The angular bars which grasp the ink-well can be adjusted to fit snuglyany size or shape ink-well or the like simply by adjusting the same, andthe pin catching in the indentations in one of the bars holds themfirmly to one another. o

In uncovering the ink-well the operator simply touches the wire loopwith his pen, which causes the lid to move rearwardly and upwardly, thebar turning on its pivot, and remains ofi the ink-well sufficient timeto permit the pen being dipped therein when the lid returnsautomatically and closes the opening in the ink-well. The movement thislid receives in leaving the ink-well is inclined, and as the lid goesback itrises, caused by the pivotal points of the bar D being out of avertical line with one another, and provides gravitation, whereby thelid is brought back slowly over said well. The peculiar motion given tothis swinging arm permits a gentle easy movement to the ink-well cover.The weight or nut on the opposite end to that of the hooked end of thisbeam or bar serves to balance said beam nicely, and the balance can beobtained by simply giving said nut aslight turn, causing it to movetoward or from the pivotal connection or standard. It will thus beobserved that by my device the operator simply touches the wire loop,forcing the bar with its lid backward, and after dipping the pentheink-well is closed bythe lid returning I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters .Patent, is

1. In combination with an adjustable clamp for ink-wells, a standardhaving upper, lower, and central oifsets and bea rings for the standard,and pivoted bar D, the former being removably secured to the adjustablespringclamp B by means of the screwi, substantially as described, andfor the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the adjustable spring-clamp B, the standard 0,provided with the offset h, having therein an opening through which aclamping-screw i is passed, and offsets t" and J, through the latter ofwhich is passeda set-screw for securing the pivotal bar D to thestandard, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the adjustable spring-clamp, the standardhaving the guideway 71-, and the respective ofisets and bearings, of thepivoted bar D, provided with short arms p p and screw-threads at itsrear end to receive an adjustable screw-threaded nut or weight andhaving secured to its forward end a loop 0', and cover E, substantiallyas described, and for the purposes specified.

4. The within-described device for automatically closing an ink-well orother receptacle, consisting of an adjustable clamp composed of twoangular bars adapted to be secured to an ink-well or other receptacle, a

standard horizontally adjustable upon one of these angular bars, and abeam or bar pivoted to this standard and provided with a cover, allsubstantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence 'of two witnesses.

JAMES H. HAYDEN.

Witn esses EDGAR STALLARD, WM. F. DOELTZ.

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